While most of the violence was directed toward Mexican American youth, African American and Filipino American youths who were wearing zoot suits were also attacked. Rationing of fabrics and certain foods was required at the time for the war effort. It was one of the dozen wartime industrial cities that suffered race-related riots in the summer of 1943, along with Mobile, Alabama Beaumont, Texas Detroit, Michigan and New York City.Īmerican servicemen and white Angelenos attacked and stripped children, teenagers, and youths who wore zoot suits, ostensibly because they considered the outfits, which were made from large amounts of fabric, to be unpatriotic during World War II. And just so you know, our expertise only extends to costumes and accessories, so if you actually want to sail open waters, you'll have to figure out how to tie knots and operate vessels on your own.The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of riots that took place from June 3–8, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, United States, involving American servicemen stationed in Southern California and young Latino and Mexican American city residents. Luckily, by dressing up in a dashing Sailor Halloween costume from our collection, you can give yourself the look like an intrepid master of the high seas, without enlisting in any navies or joining any sailing crews! We've put together a guide of just a few of our great nautical themed outfits to help give you some ideas of how to dress while you're getting your sea legs. Does eating, sleeping, and living on board a huge floating bathtub sound like your kind of party? Do you crave the excitement and adventure that only the endless blue ocean can provide? Do you dig breezy looking uniforms, tying lots of knots, and sleeping in hammocks? Then you sound like the perfect candidate for life as a sailor! Everyone has heard the saying “Join the Navy, see the world!” but what those commercials usually don't mention is that most of the world is covered in water, and you'll probably be too busy working inside of a giant tin can to see any of it, anyway.
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